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Fibrous crops :

Cotton :

• Cotton plant is indigenous to India. It is a tropical crop which is sown as

kharif in semi-arid region of the country.

• The cultivation of cotton in India is limited to those areas having average

annual rainfall of 60-85 cm In the areas of low rainfall, e.g. Punjab, it is

an irrigated crop.

• Traditionally, cotton is cultivated on the lava plateau of Deccan. This is

why the soil found here is also called ‘black cotton soil’.

• High temperature light rainfall or irrigation, frost –free weather and

shiny sunshine are favorable conditions for the cultivation of cotton. It

requires clear sky during flowering.

• India ranks fourth in the world in the production of cotton. China USA

and Pakistan grow more cotton than India.